I doubt they can make exceptions for weather conditions. If a horse has the rail, the connections are more likely to attempt to make it to the track no matter what it takes. With the 8 hole, it is a lot easier to claim the inability to get out of the driveway.

The thought process would be something like this:If I have the rail, I shall hook the trailer to the neighbor's 4 Wheel Drive Truck. The 4x4 can get through anything. I wouldn't miss this rail shot for the world!

That could be true, unless your trainer scratches another one of his horses in a series, and drew 5 or 6. But yeah, I imagine they won't make exceptions. Maybe if you scratch out of the rail you should get that next race too. I don't agree with that rule. Maybe make something like you can't get back in for a couple of weeks, but not get the 8 hole again.

That is the rule, I'm not ganna name anyone but this rule was made because one guy would scratch every time he got the 8 hole, even if he had more than one in he would scratch that one horse every time, most of us know who this is.